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title = "Where to chat or get help"
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# Where to chat or get help
There are several communications channels you can use to chat with Docker
community members and developers.
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<td>Internet Relay Chat (IRC)</th>
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<p>
IRC a direct line to our most knowledgeable Docker users.
The <code>#docker</code> and <code>#docker-dev</code> group on
<strong>irc.freenode.net</strong>. IRC was first created in 1988.
So, it is a rich chat protocol but it can overwhelm new users. You can search
<a href="https://botbot.me/freenode/docker/#" target="_blank">our chat archives</a>.
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Read our IRC quickstart guide below for an easy way to get started.
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<td>Google Groups</td>
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There are two groups.
<a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/docker-user" target="_blank">Docker-user</a>
is for people using Docker containers.
The <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/docker-dev" target="_blank">docker-dev</a>
group is for contributors and other people contributing to the Docker
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<td>Twitter</td>
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You can follow <a href="https://twitter.com/docker/" target="_blank">Docker's twitter</a>
to get updates on our products. You can also tweet us questions or just
share blogs or stories.
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<td>Stack Overflow</td>
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Stack Overflow has over 7000K Docker questions listed. We regularly
monitor <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=docker" target="_blank">Docker questions</a>
and so do many other knowledgeable Docker users.
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## IRC Quickstart
IRC can also be overwhelming for new users. This quickstart shows you
the easiest way to connect to IRC.
1. In your browser open <a href="http://webchat.freenode.net" target="_blank">http://webchat.freenode.net</a>
![Login screen](/project/images/irc_connect.png)
2. Fill out the form.
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<td>The short name you want to be known as in IRC.</td>
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<td><code>#docker</code></td>
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<td><b>reCAPTCHA</b></td>
<td>Use the value provided.</td>
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3. Click "Connect".
The system connects you to chat. You'll see a lot of text. At the bottom of
the display is a command line. Just above the command line the system asks
you to register.
![Login screen](/project/images/irc_after_login.png)
4. In the command line, register your nickname.
/msg NickServ REGISTER password youremail@example.com
![Login screen](/project/images/register_nic.png)
The IRC system sends an email to the address you
enter. The email contains instructions for completing your registration.
5. Open your mail client and look for the email.
![Login screen](/project/images/register_email.png)
6. Back in the browser, complete the registration according to the email.
/msg NickServ VERIFY REGISTER moxiegirl_ acljtppywjnr
7. Join the `#docker` group using the following command.
/j #docker
You can also join the `#docker-dev` group.
/j #docker-dev
8. To ask questions to the channel just type messages in the command line.
![Login screen](/project/images/irc_chat.png)
9. To quit, close the browser window.
### Tips and learning more about IRC
Next time you return to log into chat, you'll need to re-enter your password
on the command line using this command:
/msg NickServ identify <password>
If you forget or lose your password see <a
href="https://freenode.net/faq.shtml#sendpass" target="_blank">the FAQ on
freenode.net</a> to learn how to recover it.
This quickstart was meant to get you up and into IRC very quickly. If you find
IRC useful there is a lot more to learn. Drupal, another open source project,
actually has <a href="https://www.drupal.org/irc/setting-up" target="_blank">
written a lot of good documentation about using IRC</a> for their project
(thanks Drupal!).